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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Kenya Qualifications Framework Bill of 2013 be now read a Second Time. So, many Members of Parliament have asked me over a period of time: What is this Kenya Qualifications Framework Bill? The answer I have had for them is that this Bill was published six months ago and they should go to Room 7 and read it. This Bill is not about the flag. It is not about qualifications of a governor, a senator, a Member of Parliament, a women representative or MCA. This is a Bill that is being introduced in Parliament for enactment as an Act. Its main function is to regulate qualifications and awards in Kenya. This is a very fundamental piece of legislation and if we enact it, it will go to the Senate because it touches on the counties. The days when you could open a college that looks like a kiosk and you offer certain certificates or degree courses that will allow one to become a governor are gone. This Bill wants to deal with the various diplomas, certificates and any other kind of qualifications and awards obtained in education from all our training institutions, both in the country and outside. There are persons who acquire certifiable competencies on the job and there are those who need assessment. All these skills acquired must be regulated. A standard must be given so that if you have a certificate in business administration, across the country, then that is a certificate in business administration. The purpose of this Kenya Qualifications Framework Act is to guarantee the integrity of standards and qualifications obtained through various institutions in our country. So, integrity is very key! They can go to any interview and the person interviewing will uphold the integrity of that certificate - whether it is a degree, a certificate or a diploma. This Bill, if enacted, will give the way for the transfer of credits from one college to another. As of today, that does not exist. Very vital is the harmonization and the equation of qualifications obtained from different institutions both here and in foreign systems. Kenyan parents send their children to institutions and they pay heavily in terms of fees. But how do we know the credibility and the integrity of the institutions that they go to? So, even foreign institutions qualifications will fall under this. The Bill has four Parts, 29 Sections and one Schedule. Part I of the Bill gives the title, the interpretation of the terms and the objects of the Kenya qualification framework and a word on qualifications in Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Part II establishes the Kenya Qualification Authority, a body that will deal with harmonization, standardization and upholding the integrity of the certificates that we get as a country. This authority, according to this Bill, will have its headquarters in Nairobi. Part II also gives the functions and the powers of the authority in Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8. Section 9 of the Bill establishes a governing council of the Authority, which will have a director-general, as its The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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